Kati Haycock
Director, The Education Trust
Kati Haycock serves as one of the nation's leading advocates for children and high achievement in the world of education. In 1990, she founded The Education Trust, a national organization dedicated to "the high academic achievement of all students at all levels-kindergarten through college." Under Haycock's leadership, The Trust is known as an authority in the world of education reform and Haycock is regarded as a powerful voice in driving education policy at the local, state and national level. The Washington-based organization is devoted especially to public elementary and secondary schools and colleges that serve students of color and those from low-income families, striving to provide a voice for those most likely to be left out of mainstream educational improvement efforts.
In addition to its efforts to promote education reform among policymakers, The Trust is also committed to equipping the education community, from teachers to parents to local officials, with the tools needed to improve education for all students at all levels. Currently The Trust works with school districts and K-16 Councils in more than 40 communities and 22 states, assisting in improving the quality of instruction provided in high-poverty schools, and helping teachers to implement higher standards for students. The Trust is dedicated to the notion that even students from impoverished neighborhoods can achieve at high levels when they are taught at high levels and provided with extra support.
The Education Trust also maintains two interactive Web tools for easier access to and analysis of education data, Education Watch and Dispelling the Myth Online. Education Watch provides achievement data on students in kindergarten through college, based on a variety of criteria, including ethnicity and family income. Dispelling the Myth Online allows users to conduct searches for high performing public elementary and secondary schools in almost every state, according to ethnic breakdown, family income, grade and subject matter.
Before founding The Education Trust, Haycock was Executive Vice President of the Children's Defense Fund, the nation's largest child advocacy organization, where she served as the national spokeswoman, advocating for children. A native Californian, Haycock founded and served as President of The Achievement Council, a statewide organization that assists teachers and principals in improving student achievement in predominantly minority schools. Before that, she served as Director of the Outreach and Student Affirmative Action programs for the University of California system.
Haycock was educated in the Los Angeles City Schools and received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She received her M.A. in Education Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. She serves on the Boards of the Hunt Institute for Education Leadership and Policy, the New Teacher Project, and the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
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